Combined cigar-cutter and match-safe.



' .-No.'7e1 ,54v." I I f 'PATENTED MAY 31, 1904.;

. I v I P, SEIILERP I COMBINED CIGAR CUTTER AND MATCH SAFE.

APPLICATION I ILED J' A R 19 190I3- I I no noDnL'.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I" Patented. May 31, 1904.

PATENT ()FFICE,

PHI I'PP sEILER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO MONROE 'KO'HNQ I .OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.-

COMBINED CIGAR-CUTTER A'NDMATQH-SAF E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,547, dated May 31, I904,

" Application filed January 19,1903". Se1ia1N0- 139,633. (NomodeL) I To all whom, itmay concern: j

Be it known that I, PHILIPP SEILER, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Chicago,

county of Cok,State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in a UombinedCigar-Cutter and Match-Safe; and

' I declare the following to be a full, clear,'and

exact description of the invention, such as' will enable others skilled in the'artto which it pertains to make and use the same, refer.- ence being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates in general to cigar' cutters, and more particularly-to a combined cigar-cutter and match-safe.

In order to cut off the tip of a cigar and then ignite the same with amatch, the smoker must have a cigar-cutter and a match-safe,

devices,

which will be simple in construction, ineXpen sive in manufacture, and convenient in use.- My 1nvent1on, generally descr bed, conslsts in a casing provided with a hole throughwhich the tip of the cigaris inserted, a plate located withinthe casing and movable relatively thereto andhaving a cutting edge adapted to be moved across the hole in the casing when the plate is reciprocated, a .boX guided in thecasing and movable relatively thereto, said plate being engaged by said box to force the cutting edge across "the hole in the casing, and a lug on said plate projecting into the boxto limit the outward movement thereof. I. I

My invention willbe more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same is illustrated "as embodied in a convenient and practical form, and in whicl i V Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the match-box partially withdrawn from the casing; Fig. 2, a plan View of the bottomof the device; Fig, 3, a longitudinal section, on an enlarged scale, taken online 3 3, Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a cross-sectional View on line 4 4, Fig. 3;

and Fig. 5, a fragmentary detail View taken on line 5 5, Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters are usedto designate similar parts in the several figures of the drawings. i 1 Reference character A indicates a casing comprising aflattop with downwardly-extending sidesA and an end A. The end of the casing oppositeto the end A is open. The lower edges of the sides A areprovided with inturned flanges 0 while the end A is provided with an inturned flange a. The

top of the casing is provided with a holea, preferably located near the end A thereof. The end of the top of the casing A. opposite to the end A is cut away, as shown at a, a

distance corresponding to the diameter of the hole a.

B indicates a plate which is guided within the casing A.- The plate B consists in side portions B each 10f which is bent inwardly to form flanges 6 The depth of the sides B is such as to fit within the casing A, between the top thereof. and the inturned flanges (L The flanges 6 slide upon the flanges a when the plate and box are relatively moved and retain the top of the plate B in. close contact with the under surface of the top of the-casing. A blade or cutting edge 6 is provided upon the plate B and normally occupies a position adjacent to the edge of the hole a in the casing. The portions of the plate B at either side of the blade 6 are turnedv downwardly to form "lugs Z).

A spring C is interposed between the inner surface of the end A of thecasifng and the lugs I) on the plate B. This spring is'shown as comprising a straight intermediate portion 0, which engages the interior of the end A of the casing, and end portions each of which extends across the space between the opposing ends of the casing and plate, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The ends of the crossed portions 0 of the spring bear against the lugs b on the plate. In order to prevent the spring C from forcing the plate out of the casing, the side walls of the latter are provided with inturned flanges a which extend around the ends of the sides B of the plate B.

A box D fits within the plate B, so as to be guided thereby. The inner end of the box engages the lugs 12, while the outer end of the box is preferably flush with the ends of the side walls of the casing and plate. In order.

to prevent the box from being entirely withdrawn from the plate, a lug 5 is preferably bent downwardly from the top of the plate, so as to project into the path of movement of the rear wall of the box. The under side of the box is preferably provided with a hole d, through which the finger of the user may be slightly inserted to elevate the matches above the box, so that they may be readily removed. If desired, a loose plate or card D may be placed upon the bottom of the box, thereby insuring the elevation of all of the matches in the box upon the finger of the user being inserted in the hole d.

The operation and manner of using my invention are as follows: When it is desired to use the device as a cigar-cutter, the tip of the cigar is inserted through the hole a and pressure is applied to ,the outer end of the box D. The pressure applied to the box is communi cated to the plate B through the engagement of the lugs 5 thereon with the rear wall d of the box. The cut-away portion a in the top of the casing permits the box, and with it the plate, to move inwardly, thereby placing the spring 0 under tension and moving the blade Z) across the opening a, whereby the tip is cut of]? of the cigar. Upon the pressure on the end of the box being discontinued the spring returns the plate and with it the box to their normal positions, the flanges a on the side walls of the casing serving as stops to limit the movement of the plate. When it is-desired to remove a match from the box, the latter is slid forward with respect to the plate and casing a distance sufficient to enable a match to be removed. The lug b on the plate serves is a stop to prevent the entire removal of the .From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have invented a combined cigar-cutter and match-safe the parts of which are so arranged as to render the device small and compact, so as to be readily carried by the smoker. It will be further observed that the box which holds the matches receives the pressure for actuating the cigar-cutter, while it in turn is guided within the plate upon which the cutter is formed and is prevented from removal by a lug on the plate. The casing, it will be noticed, serves as a guide for and surrounds the plate which supports the cutter and retains the cigar in position to have the tip thereof removed by the blade. In other words, the entire device consists in but three parts, each one of which cooperates in forming both the cutter and the match-safe.

While I have described more or less precis'ely the details of construction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form, the proportion of parts, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim- 1. In a combined cigar-cutter and matchbox, the combination with a casing havinga hole therein, of a reciprocating plate guided in said casing, a blade carried by said plate, a spring interposed between the adjacent ends of the casing and plate and normally retaining the blade at one side of the hole in the casing, stops on the casing engaged by the plate to limit the movement thereof by the spring, and

a box in sliding engagement with said plate and adapted to move said plate against the tension of said spring to thereby reciprocate said blade.

2. In a combined cigar-cutter and matchbox, the combination with a casing having a hole therein, a reciprocating plate guided in said casing, a blade formed integrally with said plate, lugs formed on said plate by bending the portions 'on either side of said blade, a spring interposed between the end of the easing and lugs, and normally retaining theblade atone side of the hole in the casing, and stops on the casing engaged by said plate to limit the movement thereof by the spring.

3. In a combined cigar-cutter and matchbox, the combination with a casing having a closed end and having a hole through the top thereof adjacent to the closed end, a reciprocating plate guided in said casing, a blade carried by said plate,a spring interposed between the closed end of the casing and the plate, stops on the casing to limit the movement of the plate under the spring tension, a box guided within said plate'and adapted to move said plate toward the closed end of the casing and thereby compress the spring and force the blade across the hole in the casing, said box being uncovered by a movement in the opposite direction.

4. In a combined cigar-cutter and matchbox, the combination With a casing having a hole through which the tip of the cigar is inserted, a reciprocating plate guided in said casing, a blade carried by the plate, lugs formed on said plate by bending the portions thereof at either side of the blade, a spring interposed between said casing and said lugs, a box guided within said plate and adapted to engage said lugs to move the blade across the hole in the casing. 1

5. In a combined cigar-cutter and matchsafe, the combination with a casing having a hole through the top thereof near one end and having its top cut away at its other end, a reciprocating plate guided in said casing and extending beneath said cut-awayportion of the top thereof, a blade carried by said plate, lugs formed on said plate-by bendingthe portions thereof at either side of the blade, a spring interposed between the casing and said lugs and normally retaining the blade at one side of the hole, a box guided within said plate and adapted to engage said lugs and thereby move said blade across said hole a distance corresponding to the cut-away portion in the top of the casing.

6. In a combined cigar-cutter and matchbox, the combination with a casing having a hole through which the tip of a cigar may be inserted, of a sliding plate within said casing, a blade carried by said plate, a box sliding within said plate and adapted to move the same within said casing, and a lug extending from said plate into the path of movement ofv the box to limit the outward movement thereof.

7 In a combined cigar-cutter and box, the combination with an open-top box, of a coopcrating part extending over the top of the box mally retains said blade at one side of said hole, said blade adapted to be moved across the hole by a movement of said box in a direction to place said spring under tension, said box being uncovered to permit access thereto by a movement in an opposite direction.

8. In a combined cigar-cutter and box, the combination with a casing having a hole therethrough, of an open-top box guided within said casing and adapted to move relatively thereto in opposite directions, a blade adapted to reciprocate across said hole, a spring the tension of which normally retains said blade in a position to uncover said hole, said blade adapted to be reciprocated across said hole by a movement of'the box in a direction to place the spring under tension, said box being uncovered to permit access thereto by a movement relatively to the casing in an opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

PHILIPP SEILER.

' 'Witnesses:

. GEO. L. WILKINsoN,

CLARA C. CUNNINGHAM. 

